I'm on a roll these days! Here I give you the first part of the two parts of Episode 3 Journey to the Duelist Kingdom. I made I cover for it.

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Chapter 4: Off to Duelist Kingdom! Part I

Heartbroken Sehrazat looked at her sleeping mother on the hospital bed, holding with both hands one of hers tight.

It was three days after Pegasus had taken the soul of her mama and been out of opinion, they brought the soulless body to the hospital, where it was treated like she was in a coma.

Only, she, Kihana family, and Maja know that Amira wouldn't and couldn't wake up without her soul.

"I will go to Pegasus Island and get you back, mama.", Sehrazat promised and gave her a kiss on the cheek. "Please just hold on."

With one last squeeze, Sehrazat leaves the hospital room. Outside Aunty Rahila with Kihana, Sadiye and Maja are waiting for her. Kihana has their langue for their trip beside here.

Aunty Rahila opens her arms and Sehrazat lets herself be hugged by her.

"I wish there was another way to save your mother, but this is a journey you and Kihana, have to make alone, I'm afraid.", say's Rahila, stroking her blue hair.

Sadiye, who stands beside Maja, puts her hands on her little waist and huff: "Why can't we all go, mommy?! That's so unfair. Anybody of us is a good duellist; we would have a higher chance at getting Aunty Amira back!"

"Sadie.", responds her sister, petting her head. "Without an invitation, it is pointless. Me, Sehrazat, and Afya will manage, just believe in us."

It is clear that the youngest wants to say more, but Maja puts a hand on her shoulder and shakes her head.

"No, Sadie-Chan, Hana-Chan is right. We can't do anything."

The little black-haired girl wants to protest when she sees how secretly Maja winks at her. She blinks, till she gets what the older meant.

It's then when Sehrazat lets go of Rahila and take her langue from Kihana.

"Let's go. We are wasting time."

"Are you really all right with it bringing Sadiye home and waiting for my return from driving Kihana and Sehrazat to the port, Maja?", ask Rahila her.

Besides Sadiye, no one seems to see the mischief glint in Maja's eyes. She has to control herself not to laugh.

"Don't worry Schariq-San, Sadie-Chan is in good hands with me.", promises Maja.

"All right."

"I don't wish you good luck, Sehra-Chan and Hana-Chan, just kick Pegasus butt!"

"Big time!", adds Sadiye.

Kihana and Sehrazat give them a big thumbs-up.

With that, the three, who are going to the port, leave. Maja and Sadiye wait for a few seconds.

"Are we now going to run to the bus station before boarding the ship illegally, Maja-Nee?"

"Let us wait for a few seconds more, then we run like the wind."

"Okay!"

Pegasus really had a lot of money to spend if he could book an entire luxury cruiser to bring all these duellists to the Duelist Kingdom. Or it was his.

Sehrazat admitted she was a bit overwhelmed.

All this because he wanted her Millennium Fragment? And nobody had a clue.

"I'm sorry.", she heard the voice of her dear Partner.

Afya, the spirit of the Millennium Fragment, materialized at her side.

The once queen of all Egypt looked sorrowful with the same orange eyes as Sehrazat and…her mother at her.

Sehrazat was still surprised how both could be twins, only Afya was taller, had longer hair and her face looked more mature and beautiful.

"If only I had beaten Pegasus in his twisted game, then you didn't need to make this journey to save Amira's soul.", said the spirit sadly and ashamed of herself.

"Afya, I don't give you the fault her.", Sehrazat reminded her darker half. "Only Pegasus and his freaky eye! We will get mama back! If we have to beat Pegasus at a children's card game, then so be it. He won't use the same trick on us again twice!"

Afya nodded determinedly at her partner and descendant.

"True words you speak child of mine. And if this didn't work we can always beat Pegasus up. I would prefer this more."

Now Sehrazat had to laugh, which earned her strange looks from the other duellists in the line for the boarding and a raised eyebrow from Kihana beside her.

She pointed at the air beside her mouthing the name she had given her ancestor. Kihana understood and let them be.

"I love how you are always ready to beat people up, Gran-Gran.", she told full of affection Afya.

Her "Gran-Gran" puffed her cheeks up.

"I'm a warrior, no damsel in distress. I may not remember my life as queen, but I know I was born to fight not to play children's card games!"

"And yet you are so good at it Gran-Gran!"

Sehrazat didn't get a response, because it was now her turn to show Pegasus lackey her dueling clove to prove she could board the ship. Afya took this chance and retired back into the Millenium Item.

Probably to go into her soul room and train with her outstanding collection of swords. Yes, Sehrazat know that it was all mental, but still, holy Ra Afya had a lot of weapons in her soul room and can use anyone masterly.

It does make her feel humble.

After Kihana got the okay to board, the two best friends gripped each other hands and decide to look around the ship.

One of the lackeys told them as former Europa Champion and Number two in the classific they would have a Doppel bedroom for themselves, so they left their luggage there, so they could move freely around.

They wanted to check on their competitors. They needed to.

Knowing whom they were going against would help them greatly to win the tournament and get Amira's soul back from Pegasus.

That's how the stubble upon an interesting scene.

There was Mai Kujaku, an old acquaintance of the girls, in a conversation with two unknown boys.

One was a tall blond with a green jacket and the other was a short boy with the wildest hair they ever had seen. Tri-colored and starfish-shaped.

Suddenly Sehrazat heard Afya hiss.

"What's wrong, Gran-Gran?!", she asked worried her Yami.

"Look at what the little one is wearing!"

Sehrazat did it and had to control the gasp that left her mouth. She nudge Kihana so she could see it too.

The taller girl let out a silent curse: "What in the name of freaking Isis?!"

Right in front of them was another Millenium Item.

And not any ordinary, not that any of them was ordinary, it was the Millenium Puzzle!

The one who belonged once to the Nameless Pharaoh and Afya's husband, as Sehrazat's grandmother, told them in her stories.

No wonder, Afya was freacking out.

Both best friends had turned into statues.

What should they do now?

Afya was no help since she had to calm herself down. Kihana and Sehrazat looked at each other.

"We need to talk to the boy.", suggests Kihana. "We need to know if the pharaoh is with him."

"How are we going to do that?! Just straight up walking over to him and asking him if he has a spirit in his puzzle who possesses him sometimes? We would sound crazy, Hana!", argued Sehrazat back.

"Do you have a better idea, Sehra?"

"…Not really."

However, they didn't need to walk up to the boys, since Mai turned around to walk away from them and saw the two girls.

The older girl blinked for a second, not believing whom she saw before she smirked.

"Well, well, if this isn't a surprise.", she said so loud that everybody, including Yuugi and Jounouchi, looked in her direction. "If this is not Sehrazat, the Amazon Princess of the Nile, and Kihana, the Lady of the Dragons. What are you girls doing here? I thought your titles as number one and number two in Europa were made invalid since you live now in Japan."

Under all the looks of the people, Sehrazat got shy and hide a bit behind Kihana, gripping her hand tight, while her best friend deadpanned at Mai.

"Hello to you too Mai, Mistress of the Harpies. Long time no see. How are you?"

Mai couldn't answer since abruptly a lot of Duelists talked out loud.

"Oh my god, that's really Sehrazat Faizan, the Amazon Princess of the Nile!"

"The Ex-Europa Champion?"

"The one whom anybody bet that at the world championships would bet Seto Kaiba?"

"Her or Kihana Schariq, the Lady of the Dragons. These girls are already legends!"

"Are they that good at Duel Monsters?"

"They are both incredible! You should have seen their Duel at the Europa Championships! It was brutal!"

Sehrazat got even shyer and looked at the ground, while Kihana rubbed bashful with her free hand her neck.

Of course, after Jounouchi stared at the two pretty girls to see if he was familiar with them if they were such big names in the Dueling world, he turned to his best pal.

"Are these pretty girls, really such huge numbers, Yug?", he asked.

Yuugi nodded.

"Yes, Sehrazat Faizan and Kihana Schariq were incredible at the Europa Championship. Their duel against each other was even transmitted in Japan. Sehrazat with her all-female monster-themed deck and her amazons only won by a hair against Kihana's dragons. It was from start to finish nervewracking."

Jounouchi let out a whistle, damn that sounded badass, while Yuugi looked at the girls.

He remember how he had watched their duel. As he had first seen Sehrazat on the TV something deep in him had reacted to her.

The boy still couldn't figure out what.

She was a beautiful girl, no question, and even a bit shorter than him, but something in him felt like he had known her, which was impossible of course.

Yet, seeing her in blood and flesh now, made the feeling tenfold.

It was then that Sehrazat looked up from the ground and their eyes meet.

Violette met orange.

And both felt like lightning struck them.

Unknown to them even their Yami's felt it.

Yuugi felt a blush forming on his cheeks.

Sehrazat was so beautiful.

And these eyes of hers…so brilliant and unique…he had never seen orange eyes…nonetheless he felt he had looked into these eyes a thousand times…like he was coming home.

Meanwhile, Sehrazat had the same thoughts crossing her mind.

Yuugi was a short guy, but taller than her…and his eyes remind her of beautiful Amethyst. Eyes that she know…even if it was impossible…it was like she had found a missing piece of herself.

He was a handsome young man!

Mai's voice broke the two out of their staring contest.

"What's up with you Sehrazat, you aren't normally this shy?", said the older girl to her and raised an elegant eyebrow. "Not even a hello to an old opponent?"

She could practically feel how Kihana gave her a look too. Damn it, this was embarrassing!

She licked her lips and smiled a bit wobbly at Mai.

"It's nice to see you again, Mai. So you are in this tournament too, heh?"

Yuugi felt a shiver down his back as he heard her voice in person. She had a pretty melodious voice.

It was like he know that she would have such a voice.

But how?

He didn't know that his darker half was freacking out at seeing the young girl too. It was so weird, the spirit knows he didn't remember things, but he had a feeling he know this girl and he could sense a familiar presence of off her.

How could be this possible?

"You both may have defeated me the last time we saw each other.", told Mai Kihana and Sehrazat. "But this time I will be victorious. See you at the island, ladies."

With that Mai walked away and left behind a Kihana, who shook her head at her, and a Sehrazat, who mumbled: "Can't we be just friends?"

Now, a lot of people didn't think that Jounouchi was an observant person and it was mostly true, but he had seen how his best pal Yuugi stared at this Sehrazat girl like she was some kind of goddess, not that he could fault him. The tiny girl was pretty, he just found her white-haired and taller friend hotter.

Else like a good best friend, he needed to help Yuugi. His pal would never talk to that girl alone, never mind asking her out or something, so he would play wingman for him.

With a grin, he gripped Yuugi by his shoulder and nearly pushed him to the girls. Yuugi looked wide-eyed at him and mouthed what-are-you-doing.

Jounouchi ignored him.

It was for Yuugi's own sake…and also he really wanted to speak with the white-haired girl.

She was a bomb!

Kihana raised an eyebrow at them and Sehrazat hide behind her again. She caressed the hand of her best friend to calm her down. Whatever happened, her Sehra seemed already crushing on the tri-colored-haired teen, if she acted this way.

Was this some kind of love at first sight?

That was adorable!

"Hey, ladies.", greeted them Jounouchi. "I'm Katsuya Jounouchi, you can call me Joey and that's my pal Yuugi Muto. I heard from him you both are number one and two in dueling from Europa! That's really cool."

Not only Kihana and Sehrazat were shocked, but even Afya also looked at this tiny boy and couldn't believe it.

"You are the one who bet Seto Kaiba, wow, it's an honor!", said Kihana to them.

Sehrazat nodded rapidly.

Afya facepalmed at her descendant.

"O-Oh, thank you.", mumbled Yuugi shyly.

The blue-haired girl took all her courage and stopped hiding behind Kihana. She wanted and needed to talk to Yuugi. Afya even gave her an encouraging nod.

"You were incredible.", complimented Sehrazat Yuugi, who blushed more at her words. "You were the first one even to summon Exodia! It was a spectacular duel. I don't think I could have handled Kaiba as you did."

"I reset that.", hissed Afya in their minds. "The boy with the Blue Eyes White Dragon fetish would have gone down hard and fast if we duel him!"

Sehrazat ignored her Yami/Ancestor.

"N-No, I saw how you duel at the European Championship. You truly earned your first place. I bet you can defeat Kaiba too, Faizan-San.", complimented Yuugi back to her.

He was burning like a house on fire, yet he needed to say this.

Shy Sehrazat batted her long eyelashes and Yuugi thought he would die. If he did it would be a great death, with one last look at the prettiest girl he had ever seen.

"Please you can call me Sehrazat or Sehra."

"Then please call me Y-Yuugi!"

"Yeah, and Jounouchi or Joey to me.", said Joey with a huge grin.

Damn this two were adorable.

Kihana seemed to agree with him since she grinned at him and pointed her head at the two smaller teens.

"And I'm Kihana or just Hana. So Yuugi, you are wearing interesting jewelry. It looks like the one Sehrazat is wearing.", directed Kihana their conversation to the question they needed the answers to.

However cute Sehrazat and Yuugi were with each other, needed to wait for this.

That's when both Joey and Yuugi noticed the teardrop-formed golden amulet with an eye that hung from Sehrazat's neck.

"It looks really like yours, Yug!", shouted Joey.

"Another Millennium Item!", gasped Yuugi surprised.

"What you sure, men?"

It was Sehrazat who answered him: "Yes, my amulet is a Millennium Item. The legends say there are eight of them."

"Is your one too, Yuugi?", asked Kihana.

He nodded, still floored. Never would he have thought to meet after Pegasus eye another Millenium Item.

"Yeah, it's the Millenium Puzzle."

Of that answer, Afya had the strongest reaction. Sehrazat had to keep her face under control, which was hard since her Yami literally screamed in their shared mind.

"I can't believe it! It is the puzzle! Is there my supposed husband's soul bond, like your grandmother told us, Sehrazat? I mean I kinda feel something of another presence with little Yuugi, but whatever that is doesn't want to talk and show themselves. How rude!"

Thankful the ship horn sounded, which meant that it was time to retire to their cabin. Sehrazat was thankful. One part of her didn't want to leave Yuugi, no it wanted to talk more to him, but she, Kihana, and Afya needed to talk.

Thank the gods, that Kihana was with her.

She gripped her hand and gave the two boys her best brilliant smile. Joey and Yuugi turned both red under Kihana's beauty.

"Look at the time. We need to go, but we should totally meet up later guys."

With a wave, she dragged Sehrazat in the direction of their shared cabin.

Meanwhile in a super hidey spot at the ship three teenagers and one child were discussing with each other what they had seen.

"How arrogant this Mai. There's nobody better at playing Duel Monsters than Yuugi.", said Anzu with her nose turned up.

"Shhhh! Quiet, they'll hear you.", reminded her Honda.

"I don't care. He's still the best."

"Well, we can't be that sure anymore.", Honda mumbled and sweatdropped at Anzu's fiery look. He turned to their two new friends. "Are Sehrazat and Kihana really number 1 and 2 in Dueling from Europa?"

Little Sadiye nodded rapidly.

"Sehrazat and my Nee-San are the best. Yuugi and Joey should be careful around them.", she told them proudly.

"Sehrazat is merciless and Kihana is cunning. Dueling against them is quite the challenge.", added Maja.

Honda nodded and Anzu crossed her arms.

"Well, you haven't seen Yuugi duel, he beat Kaiba and he was World Champion.", she huffed.

The brunette boy gave her a look.

"You seem angry."

"I bet because she is jealous of Sehrazat.", answered Maja with a cheeky grin. "Yuugi and her seem to like-like each other already!"

At Anzu's outraged gasp Honda had to stifle a laugh. Anyone besides Yuugi and Anzu themselves knew that both had a crush on each other, yet it seemed Yuugi had totally forgotten it after meeting the Egyptian beauty.

Not that Honda could blame him, Sehrazat was short, but hot and had a really big breast size for someone so small. And also Kihana was beautiful like an ancient goddess.

He wouldn't mind getting to know the white-haired beauty.

"I'm not jealous, why should I?!", hissed Anzu angrily.

"Well you should.", came it deadpanned from Sadiye. "Sehra is way prettier than you and has bigger breasts, also she is an A-Rank Duelist. What have you to offer?"

Okay, Honda was officially dead!

He and Maja tried really hard to stifle their laughs at Anzu's flabbergasted face and Sadiye's winning smirk with twinkling red eyes.

The little ten-year-old was a firecracker, all right!

The boy admitted that when Maja and Sadiye dragged themselves with them into the container to get an board on the ship he didn't know what to think of them. A teenager with a child trying to get to Duelist Kingdom illegally? It seemed fishy, but after knowing why they did this, to help Sehrazat and Kihana, like Anzu and him, Joey and Yuugi, and hearing this sick burn, he liked them all right.

He should be on Anzu's side since they were friends, but if neither of her and Yuugi made soon a move on each other no one should wonder when someone else would do it.

It was good that Sehrazat and Kihana had a double bedroom for themselves, so they could discuss in peace what they should do next, what was even better they had also Room Service!

So they didn't need to leave the room to find something to eat and interrupt their discussion.

Since both were petty on behalf of Amira and Pegasus would come up for all the food and drink expenses they would have they just order the whole card.

It was the most magnified and delicious sight the girls have ever seen. Also, it tasted even better knowing that Pegasus would pay for all this.

"This carbonara is heavenly!", mumbled Sehrazat, while eating the pasta dish.

"Try this steak, Sehra!", said Kihana and put some of it on her plate. "It's so juicy!"

Afya, who was out of her Millenium Item, just stared at two of her "kids" in disbelief. How have they manage to eat nearly all food dishes and still could go on was beyond her.

"Do you have perhaps, black holes as stomaches?", she wonders.

That would explain a lot.

Sehrazat gulped down the piece of Steak and turned to Afya, will Kihana attacked next a fish dish. Was it lobster?

"Don't be like that Gran-Gran. The food is gratis and will make a huge hole in Pegasus expanses. You should try some of it too."

Not even a second later Sehrazat switched with Afya places and the once queen of all Egypt stared confused down at the food dishes around her.

"Your highness?", called Kihana, now eating some Sushi. "Is there something or why did you and Sehra switch placed?"

"My Descendants think I should try some of this food.", she explained to her.

"Oh, all right. You should really try then this Sushi it's so good.", informed her Kihana, eating the next roll.

"Isn't it just uncooked fish?", asked Afya, frowning a bit.

Uncooked fish didn't sound tasty to her.

"Yes it is, but trust me, my queen, this is some first-class Sushi!"

Oh well, what did she have to lose?

So Afya used the chopsticks to put a Sushi Roll in her mouth.

Let's just say Sehrazat had to formally beg her Gran-Gran to give her control again over her body.

She still wanted to eat too!